Internal Documents Reveal How MSNBC Show Worked To Promote Fracking
On the issue of fracking for shale oil and gas, documents from 2011 obtained under Oklahoma's Open Records Act demonstrate that the network saw itself as a promoter of both the controversial drilling method and natural gas vehicles.
12/3/18 Interview with David Krieger
John Scales Avery interviews Nuclear Age Peace Foundation founder David Krieger on his dedicated and heroic life-long work for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons.
Police Killings Won’t Stop
The corporate state, until it is destroyed, will do what it is designed to do—kill with impunity.
Why we need a solidarity economy now
As the U.S. faces historic cuts to the social safety net, local economic alternatives can meet basic needs and provide opportunities to organize for a better future.
Asking the right questions when lawless US officials go on a murder spree
What we are witnessing in the Caribbean and elsewhere today has been years in the making. Who will put a stop to it?
State senator resigns after using racial slurs
“All of us are accountable for our actions and comments.”
A Model Philanthropist
Ron Read, a philanthropist and janitor from a small-town in Vermont, shocked his community by leaving behind millions for the common good—gifting the largest bequest to the local library and hospital. What a great way to restore faith in humankind.
How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality
For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such...
Louisiana joins compact which brought out-of-state cops to Dakota Access protests
“It just seems that opposition to this pipeline is not reasonably based upon legitimate environmental concerns.”
Are community schools the last, best shot at addressing education inequity?
A district in the Washington, D.C., suburbs may foretell whether a transformative approach to school improvement can address longstanding opportunity gaps in education.